Can You Identify These Famous Movies Based on a Screen Grab?

Film buffs, this is the quiz for you. From classic John Hughes films to chick flicks that defined the 2000s, there's a genre in here for everyone. You're a true media connoisseur if you can make it through each category with ease. If you can't, you'd better get back to your Netflix binge session...

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My Best Friend's Wedding is about Dermott Mulroney and Julia Roberts' more-than-friends relationship as she figures out how to put aside her feelings for him and be the maid of honor on his big day.

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My Best Friend's Wedding is about Dermott Mulroney and Julia Roberts' more-than-friends relationship as she figures out how to put aside her feelings for him and be the maid of honor on his big day.

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Love Actually features a star-studded ensemble cast about intertwining relationships around the holiday season. In this scene, Hugh Grant plays the charming Prime Minister who falls for his secretary. 

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Love Actually features a star-studded ensemble cast about intertwining relationships around the holiday season. In this scene, Hugh Grant plays the charming Prime Minister who falls for his secretary. 

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In Big, Tom Hanks plays the grown-up version of a kid who wishes he was older. Miraculously, his wish comes true and he must figure out how to live as a thirty-something executive. During his quest for the fortune-telling carnival game that granted his wish, he subsequently shows the other adults around him how to feel like a kid again. 

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In Big, Tom Hanks plays the grown-up version of a kid who wishes he was older. Miraculously, his wish comes true and he must figure out how to live as a thirty-something executive. During his quest for the fortune-telling carnival game that granted his wish, he subsequently shows the other adults around him how to feel like a kid again. 

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The classic Patrick Swayze film, Dirty Dancing, follows a young woman on vacation at a lakeside resort who fills in for an injured dancer in a high-stakes competition. Swayze's character teaches her the moves while also accidentally falling in love with his student. Remember, no one puts Baby in a corner.

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The classic Patrick Swayze film, Dirty Dancing, follows a young woman on vacation at a lakeside resort who fills in for an injured dancer in a high-stakes competition. Swayze's character teaches her the moves while also accidentally falling in love with his student. Remember, no one puts Baby in a corner.

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Matthew Broderick's claim to fame was in the John Hughes' film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He plays the title character who cuts class to kick it in New York City with his two friends. Little does he know, chaos ensues at home because he chose to play hookey. 

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Matthew Broderick's claim to fame was in the John Hughes' film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He plays the title character who cuts class to kick it in New York City with his two friends. Little does he know, chaos ensues at home because he chose to play hookey. 

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This famous movie features most of the 1980s Brat Pack. The Outsiders is an iconic coming of age story about opposing gangs whose disagreements lead to an accidental death. Stars like Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, and Emilio Estevez got their starts in this film.

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This famous movie features most of the 1980s Brat Pack. The Outsiders is an iconic coming of age story about opposing gangs whose disagreements lead to an accidental death. Stars like Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, and Emilio Estevez got their starts in this film.

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Is there any classic adventure movie that can top The Goonies? A last-ditch effort to save their family home involves a group of misfit kids searching for buried treasure. Turns out, they find it. Many kids got catapulted their high-profile careers with this film, like Sean Astin, who went on to play Samwise in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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Is there any classic adventure movie that can top The Goonies? A last-ditch effort to save their family home involves a group of misfit kids searching for buried treasure. Turns out, they find it. Many kids got catapulted their high-profile careers with this film, like Sean Astin, who went on to play Samwise in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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The Princess Bride has gone down in history as one of the best frame story films ever made. The convoluted fantasy tale has lasted generations, and Robin Wright Penn and Carey Elwes play the leading lady and knight in (masked) armor. 

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The Princess Bride has gone down in history as one of the best frame story films ever made. The convoluted fantasy tale has lasted generations, and Robin Wright Penn and Carey Elwes play the leading lady and knight in (masked) armor. 

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M. Night Shyamalan is a genius when it comes to slow-burning horror films, and Signs is one of his early successes. Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix play brothers whose world is overrun by strange aliens, and Gibson's children seem to be picking up on all of their signs before they are. 

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M. Night Shyamalan is a genius when it comes to slow-burning horror films, and Signs is one of his early successes. Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix play brothers whose world is overrun by strange aliens, and Gibson's children seem to be picking up on all of their signs before they are. 

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John Cusack plays a cynical, heartbroken record store owner in High Fidelity alongside Jack Black. The film was later made into a Hulu TV series with a gender-swapped cast starring Zoë Kravitz.

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John Cusack plays a cynical, heartbroken record store owner in High Fidelity alongside Jack Black. The film was later made into a Hulu TV series with a gender-swapped cast starring Zoë Kravitz.

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The dynamic duo of Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn play a pair of scheming bachelors in Wedding Crashers. Turns out, they both end up falling in love and breaking all the rules of the game.

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The dynamic duo of Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn play a pair of scheming bachelors in Wedding Crashers. Turns out, they both end up falling in love and breaking all the rules of the game.

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Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, and Michael Cera made history with the film Superbad. The hilarious plot follows three high school kids who are ready to attend the last party of their senior year. Notable moments: that iconic fake I.D. scene.

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Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, and Michael Cera made history with the film Superbad. The hilarious plot follows three high school kids who are ready to attend the last party of their senior year. Notable moments: that iconic fake I.D. scene.

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Rob Lowe plays a down and out musician along with much of the Brat Pack in St. Elmo's Fire. It follows several early twenty-somethings trying to make it in the real world before they fully understand how hard life on their own can be.

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Rob Lowe plays a down and out musician along with much of the Brat Pack in St. Elmo's Fire. It follows several early twenty-somethings trying to make it in the real world before they fully understand how hard life on their own can be.

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Adam Sandler made gig working look cool in The Wedding Singer. He plays a heartbroken entertainer who writes cheesy love and anti-love songs to perform for happy couples. He also accidentally falls in love with a woman whose special day he's supposed to perform at. 

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Adam Sandler made gig working look cool in The Wedding Singer. He plays a heartbroken entertainer who writes cheesy love and anti-love songs to perform for happy couples. He also accidentally falls in love with a woman whose special day he's supposed to perform at. 

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Tom Cruise plays a high-risk pilot in Top Gun, and the plot follows his time training a new squad of Navy pilots while also reckoning with his haunted past.

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Tom Cruise plays a high-risk pilot in Top Gun, and the plot follows his time training a new squad of Navy pilots while also reckoning with his haunted past.

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Dustin Hoffman redefined his space as an actor in Hollywood when he played the lead role in Rain Man, which tells the story of a man with autism who is reunited with a brother he never knew he had.

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Dustin Hoffman redefined his space as an actor in Hollywood when he played the lead role in Rain Man, which tells the story of a man with autism who is reunited with a brother he never knew he had.

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Diane Keaton plays the matriarch in The Family Stone who hosts her last Christmas before she tells her grown children that she has terminal cancer. Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Craig T. Nelson, and Rachel McAdams also star in the ensemble cast.

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Diane Keaton plays the matriarch in The Family Stone who hosts her last Christmas before she tells her grown children that she has terminal cancer. Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Craig T. Nelson, and Rachel McAdams also star in the ensemble cast.

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Brooke Shields was an icon in the 1980s, and one of her more controversial roles was in Endless Love, an extra-steamy love story with a tragic end.

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Brooke Shields was an icon in the 1980s, and one of her more controversial roles was in Endless Love, an extra-steamy love story with a tragic end.

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The classic Nicholas Sparks adaptation, The Notebook, is likely the number one romcom of all time. Did you know that despite dating after the film, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams actually couldn't stand each other when they met?

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The classic Nicholas Sparks adaptation, The Notebook, is likely the number one romcom of all time. Did you know that despite dating after the film, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams actually couldn't stand each other when they met?

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp play brothers in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and DiCaprio learned lots of praise because he portrayed a boy with autism. The film is a sweet, smalltown coming of age story.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp play brothers in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and DiCaprio learned lots of praise because he portrayed a boy with autism. The film is a sweet, smalltown coming of age story.

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Steve Martin plays the patriarch in Father of the Bride, and his character's daughter springs on the family that she's getting married and wants to have her wedding at home.

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Steve Martin plays the patriarch in Father of the Bride, and his character's daughter springs on the family that she's getting married and wants to have her wedding at home.

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Heathers is like the 1980s version of Mean Girls, but with murder. Wynona Ryder was who every goth girl wished she was, and Christian Slater held his own in a world where every heartthrob character was played by Johnny Depp. 

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Heathers is like the 1980s version of Mean Girls, but with murder. Wynona Ryder was who every goth girl wished she was, and Christian Slater held his own in a world where every heartthrob character was played by Johnny Depp. 

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Scream was a genius horror film because it portrayed the very tropes of scary movies that the characters in the film say to avoid. "The final girl" also prevails when Neve Campbell conquers her psychotic boyfriend and outlives all of her friends.

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Scream was a genius horror film because it portrayed the very tropes of scary movies that the characters in the film say to avoid. "The final girl" also prevails when Neve Campbell conquers her psychotic boyfriend and outlives all of her friends.

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She's the Man, based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," follows Amanda Bynes, a soccer star, disguised as her twin brother so she can play on the boy's team. She, of course, falls in love with the hottest guy in school (while dressed as her brother). All sorts of mayhem ensues, as you can imagine.

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She's the Man, based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," follows Amanda Bynes, a soccer star, disguised as her twin brother so she can play on the boy's team. She, of course, falls in love with the hottest guy in school (while dressed as her brother). All sorts of mayhem ensues, as you can imagine.

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A Stephen King classic, Stand by Me, follows a group of young boys who discover a dead body in the woods. The film launched River Phoenix and Corey Feldman into fame.

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A Stephen King classic, Stand by Me, follows a group of young boys who discover a dead body in the woods. The film launched River Phoenix and Corey Feldman into fame.

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Julia Roberts plays a waitress in Mystic Pizza, which takes place in the seaside town of Mystic, Connecticut. She and her two sisters come of age while working in their family restaurant, and Roberts falls in love with a mysterious wealthy man. 

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Julia Roberts plays a waitress in Mystic Pizza, which takes place in the seaside town of Mystic, Connecticut. She and her two sisters come of age while working in their family restaurant, and Roberts falls in love with a mysterious wealthy man. 

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The first rule about Fight Club? Never talk about Fight Club. Brad Pitt and Edward Norton star in this classic action/drama movie. They play a depressed insomniac and a traveling soap salesman who are also members of a secret underground fighting ring.

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The first rule about Fight Club? Never talk about Fight Club. Brad Pitt and Edward Norton star in this classic action/drama movie. They play a depressed insomniac and a traveling soap salesman who are also members of a secret underground fighting ring.

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Jack Nicholson stars in this adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. He plays a writer who takes his family to an empty hotel so he can work, but ends up going deranged from the solitude.

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Jack Nicholson stars in this adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. He plays a writer who takes his family to an empty hotel so he can work, but ends up going deranged from the solitude.

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One of Robin Williams' most important roles was in Dead Poet's Society. When Williams passed in 2014, fans shared their support for his family by posting photos of themselves standing on desks like the famous "O Captain! My Captain" scene from Dead Poet's Society.

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One of Robin Williams' most important roles was in Dead Poet's Society. When Williams passed in 2014, fans shared their support for his family by posting photos of themselves standing on desks like the famous "O Captain! My Captain" scene from Dead Poet's Society.

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V for Vendetta is a social and political commentary about if London lived under a fascist regime, and a vigilante named V threatens terrorism to counteract the government.

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V for Vendetta is a social and political commentary about if London lived under a fascist regime, and a vigilante named V threatens terrorism to counteract the government.

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Sigourney Weaver made waves when she was cast in the 1970s Alien franchise. She has continued to reprise her role in the modern sequels as the story continues. She plays Ellen Ripley, a scientist who evades death several times while encountering extra terrestrials. 

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Sigourney Weaver made waves when she was cast in the 1970s Alien franchise. She has continued to reprise her role in the modern sequels as the story continues. She plays Ellen Ripley, a scientist who evades death several times while encountering extra terrestrials. 

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Halle Berry plays a 911 operator in The Call. She feels responsible for a young girl's murder after she accidentally gives away her location to a murderer while on the phone, and after she takes another call involving a teenager's abduction, she takes matters into her own hands to make sure the same thing doesn't happen again.

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Halle Berry plays a 911 operator in The Call. She feels responsible for a young girl's murder after she accidentally gives away her location to a murderer while on the phone, and after she takes another call involving a teenager's abduction, she takes matters into her own hands to make sure the same thing doesn't happen again.

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Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried reprised their roles as mother and daughter in the sequel to their musical success, Mama Mia! Here We Go Again. With just as much ABBA music and romance as the original film, this one explores Donna's backstory and determines who Sophie's father is. 

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Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried reprised their roles as mother and daughter in the sequel to their musical success, Mama Mia! Here We Go Again. With just as much ABBA music and romance as the original film, this one explores Donna's backstory and determines who Sophie's father is. 

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Drew Barrymore plays an adult woman who's Never Been Kissed, and then goes back to high school as an undercover reporter. She and a teacher fall in love, but he is hesitant because, for obvious reasons, he believes she's a student.

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Drew Barrymore plays an adult woman who's Never Been Kissed, and then goes back to high school as an undercover reporter. She and a teacher fall in love, but he is hesitant because, for obvious reasons, he believes she's a student.

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One of Shia LaBeouf's early movies, The Greatest Game Ever Played, is a golf biopic about protegee Francis Ouimet. It was also the first and last film directed by Bill Paxton.

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One of Shia LaBeouf's early movies, The Greatest Game Ever Played, is a golf biopic about protegee Francis Ouimet. It was also the first and last film directed by Bill Paxton.

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Christian Bale's role as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is one of his most chilling performances. He plays a secret serial killer who daylights as a Wall Street executive. That famous Huey Lewis and the News bit is one of the movie's most quotable lines.

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Christian Bale's role as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is one of his most chilling performances. He plays a secret serial killer who daylights as a Wall Street executive. That famous Huey Lewis and the News bit is one of the movie's most quotable lines.

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Fatal Attraction is one of the most classic "woman scorned" films. Glenn Close plays the other woman, tangled in an affair with Michael Douglas, and when he tries to break it off, things turn deadly.

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Fatal Attraction is one of the most classic "woman scorned" films. Glenn Close plays the other woman, tangled in an affair with Michael Douglas, and when he tries to break it off, things turn deadly.

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The Conjuring changed the game for 2010's horror. Always "based on a true story," it follows real demonologists who try to exorcise a home with little luck.

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The Conjuring changed the game for 2010's horror. Always "based on a true story," it follows real demonologists who try to exorcise a home with little luck.

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Robert Pattinson plays a troubled 22-year-old living in New York City before 9/11 in Remember Me. He navigates failed and broken relationships with his family following the death of his older brother, and a new relationship with a girl from his school seems to help him turn his life around.

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Robert Pattinson plays a troubled 22-year-old living in New York City before 9/11 in Remember Me. He navigates failed and broken relationships with his family following the death of his older brother, and a new relationship with a girl from his school seems to help him turn his life around.

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Olivia Wilde and Oscar Isaac play leading roles in Life Itself, a frame story in three parts. They play integral parts as one of the narrators' parents, who is telling the story of her family. 

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Olivia Wilde and Oscar Isaac play leading roles in Life Itself, a frame story in three parts. They play integral parts as one of the narrators' parents, who is telling the story of her family. 

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